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A major, major screw-up. Earnest do-gooders without a clue. .< 11:02:39 PM  >Canadian soldiers heading back to Afghanistan 
Canada is sending soldiers back to Afghanistan as part of a UN security force, to replace soldiers from Germany and the Netherlands. [CBC News] A UN-based peacekeeping unit. This should keep us out of Iraq. Good. .< 10:59:07 PM >PCMag: iLife a solid suite; worthwhile update [The Macintosh News Network] .< 10:43:37 PM >Nasa releases shuttle transcript. Final radio transmissions made from the doomed space shuttle Columbia are made public. [Guardian Unlimited] .< 10:42:52 PM >Make a difference. Comment: Saturday's anti-war demonstration could change the course of politics, says Paul Foot. [Guardian Unlimited] An inspiring editorial. The opening paragraphs point out the utter sensibility of the French and Russian positions. It's not a prespective I've seen reported in mainstream press. .< 10:26:10 PM >Cold weather, low supplies send oil prices sky-high
Canadians are reaching deeper in their wallets for a warm home and full tank of gas as crude oil prices continue to climb. [CBC News] .< 5:23:26 PM >Safari Beta 2-12-03. The fastest and easiest-to-use web browser ever for the Mac. [Mac OS X Hot Downloads] 'Safari Update 2-12-03 improves compatibility with popular web sites, displays web pages and Flash content more quickly, adds XML support, increases standards conformance and improves stability. The update also works with self-signed security certificates.' .< 2:55:26 PM >Whose Song Is That, Anyway?. A new system unveiled by the music industry seeks to streamline the way music sales are tracked on the Internet. By Katie Dean. [Wired News] .< 2:54:06 PM >A Chilly Response to 'Patriot II'. Lawmakers and civil rights groups say a proposed follow-up to the USA Patriot Act goes too far in granting broad new surveillance powers to the Justice Department. By Ryan Singel. [Wired News] .< 10:58:09 AM >Mandela Paints His Jailhouse Years. Nelson Mandela has sketched in charcoal and lively pastels memories of his 18-year imprisonment. [New York Times: Arts] .< 10:55:58 AM >Wired News reports on 24 Mbps 3G chips: The speed is fine, but what about spectrum? You can't just take the current density of cell tower deployment and even the current 3G spectrum allocation and rules and then throw 24 Mbps over it. More bandwidth means more spectrum: the two are interrelated, although more clever techniques can always cram more data into existing ranges -- even though Shannon's Law wins in the end. [80211b News] |
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